SCROWL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCROWL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCROWL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCROWL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCROWL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCROWL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCROWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 388,038.
What stands out about SCROWL
- SCROWL gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SCROWL
5 longer words begin with SCROWL.
Shorter words from the letters in SCROWL
Showing 40 of 41. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SCROWL
- Is SCROWL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCROWL is not in it.
- How many points is SCROWL worth?
- SCROWL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCROWL?
- SCROWL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCROWL:
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